I could only find this film in a terrible full screen version that looks like its permanently raining all the way through the film, so let's not allow that to cloud our judgment of the film. Let the comedy and meandering storyline do that instead. That was harsh, but this as far as I know is the beginning of a trend involving Italian Westerns becoming sillier, less violent and more slapstick. Boot Hill is still a sixties Western too, so there's still plenty of gunplay and violence in amongst the bar fights and cheeseball antics. Terence Hill is pursued and wounded by some undesirable types and ends up hiding out in a circus wagon. Followed by these bad guys, he's forced to retaliate with the help of trapeze artist Woody Strode. Once mended, he heads off for wherever just before Romano Puppo turns up and kills Woody's partner Joe, maybe for just being black. Woody's livid and out for blood, but he needs bait and Terence isn't too far away……there's also Bud Spencer as Hill's mate, George Eastman playing a ginger mute called Baby Doll (?), and others (waves disinterested hand). Basically a bunch of jerk businessman are stealing land off the miners and….etc. Gunfights. Bar brawls. Bud Spencer being grumpy. Trapeze stuff. Political imagery. I dunno. The usual. It was okay.

This Spaghetti Western was the third teaming of popular duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer; the previous two were also in the same genre and directed by Colizzi. Unfortunately, its muddled plot line of gold-prospecting and claim-jumping (shades of the Rex Beach venerable "The Spoilers") is rendered even less intelligible in the budget DVD edition I watched by the rampant panning-and-scanning throughout – which cramps the on screen action so much that what remains is virtually a succession of disconnected close-ups! The only original touch here is the fact that the heroes are aided in their struggle against the villainous exploiters by a troupe of traveling circus performers; one other point in its favor is a solid supporting cast, which includes not only familiar genre presences such as George Eastman but a clutch of Hollywood veterans – namely Lionel Stander, Woody Strode, Eduardo Ciannelli and Victor Buono (as the outwardly respectable chief baddie).

Hi, Everyone, The DVD copy I have is not great quality. If it were beautifully restored it might be better. My copy gives me the impression the camera operator held the camera in one hand and a candle in the other.The movie might be the best ever Western/Circus/Musical/Comedy/Action film ever to combine Little People, Cowboys, Land Grabbers and Trapeze Artists. It is never as much fun as the Trinity movies I loved.Terence Hill looks OK when it is possible to see him. Usually he is in the dark. The gunfights are passable, but often I had no idea who was the good guy getting shot or the bad guy getting punched.Victor Buono does a fine job being bad.The basic story line is excellent. The cast is fine. The telling of the story is where it falls apart.If you get a chance to buy this one, called Boot Hill in the U.S., I would recommend not buying it. This is that rare old movie that could be remade better today. This could be a good vehicle for John Travolta and Will Smith and Steven Segal (spelling?).Tom Willett, Yonhope

The U.S. TV print of this film is awful. There is no pan and scan so there are long sequences where nothing is in the center of the screen! I found myself almost hallucinatory after an hour of this film. None of the American actors dubbed their own voices with the possible exception of Lionel Stander. Terrence Hill plays it straight here.I would be very interested to see this film in Italian, subtitled and letterboxed. If you get the Trinity box set here in the U.S., I recommend you throw Boot Hill out immediately, unwatched.